Actually there is a way to perfectly solve this problem.
Matilda Gold Mine has changed the weekly salary to a monthly salary, or an annual salary, so this problem will naturally disappear.
However, the prerequisite for changing the salary method is that the Chinese miners fully trust the Matilda Gold Mine.
And trust is the hardest thing to figure out. With the experience of being deceived by De Beers Unified Mining Company, although the Matilda Gold Mine looks pretty good now, it is really difficult for Chinese miners to trust Matilda.
Dajin Mine.
This is like being bitten by a snake once, and fearing the rope for ten years.
The fear finally came true before dinner on payday. A miner who was new to the world carelessly put the money in his pants pocket while taking a shower. After taking a shower, the young miner discovered that he had just received the money.
The salary disappeared.
It was like a bolt from the blue!
A small theft case instantly touched the hearts of all miners.
Again, don’t overestimate people’s moral bottom line these days. When they don’t have enough to eat, in fact, no matter whether they are British, Boers, Zulu, or Chinese, they have no moral bottom line. This is not
What kind of racial inferiority is forced by the cruel world? When three meals a day are no longer enough, morality becomes a luxury.
If you have enough food and clothing, you will know the etiquette. If you don't have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace. If you don't have enough food, how can you care about your dignity?
Understanding is understanding, whether you can accept it is another matter.
People like to watch the fun, but they don’t like to be watched. How many people can stay out of the matter when it has nothing to do with them and is related to their own vital interests?
This issue is closely related to the vital interests of all Chinese miners.
Therefore, the Chinese miners did not even want to eat dinner and gathered downstairs in the office, hoping that the mine management could find out where the lost money went as soon as possible.
Yes, the sooner the better.
The management was scratching their heads. Sam was good at management, but not solving crimes.
Tie Gou is good at fighting and is equally unfamiliar with solving crimes.
As a result, the case was reported layer by layer, and finally it was reported to Roque.
Rock was simple. He asked Li De for a gold coin, and asked Gothe to take his hound. Three or five people strolled to the Matilda Gold Mine.
Although he seems relaxed, Rock is actually full of anger inside.
It’s only been a few good days, and you can’t help but make trouble so soon?
Rock has never been patient with cheap men, and he doesn't want to play a mysterious "last chance" game. With hounds, it's not easy to find a few shillings. Soon, an older miner was picked up from the crowd by hounds.
Find out.
"Poor sir, I was blinded by lard -" The shameless guy cried bitterly only after he was caught.
There is no dispute that everyone has just received a salary of one pound plus one shilling. He has two pounds in his pocket and does not need to explain at all.
"What a bastard, I still treat you as my own boss after losing money to me -" The miner who lost the money was furious and wanted to beat the old man violently. It took four people to hold him reluctantly.
This is quite powerful!
The old man didn't resist, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly. Soon blood started to appear on his forehead.
"Take him away and give him to De Beers Unified Mining Company -" Rock's time is precious and he doesn't have time to get entangled with these trivial matters all day long, so he might as well do it all at once.
To De Beers Consolidated Mining Company!
That means returning to the previous life, no salary, no drumsticks, dark mines, a hopeless life——
"Please forgive me, please forgive me. I'll pay for it. I acted like a cow and a horse. I never dare to do it again -" The old man never expected that the result would be so serious. He knelt on the ground and walked a few steps, and even wanted to come up and hug Rock.
thigh.
Without Roque's need to do anything, Gothe raised his foot and kicked the old man to the ground. Two policemen went up to pick up the old man and left.
"Please forgive me, please forgive me -" The old man struggled hard, and his tongue was broken by Gao De's kick just now. Blood was spurting out of his mouth, and he looked very miserable.
Everyone, including the miners and the police, fell silent when they saw this scene. The eyes they looked at the old man no longer showed hatred, but only pity.
The young man who lost the money probably didn't expect that Roque would be so decisive in his killing. He watched blankly as the old man was dragged away and drifted away, with only the old man's wailing echoing in the night sky.
The old man no longer begged for mercy, but howled in an indescribable way, like a lone wolf abandoned by the pack.
Today's scene will surely leave a deep impression on everyone.
In fact, you don’t need to be taught what you should do or what you shouldn’t do. We are all adults. Whether we will make mistakes depends only on whether the price we have to pay after making a mistake is high enough. If the price is high enough, then we will not make mistakes.
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"I've been here for so long and I haven't said hello to my brothers yet. My name is Rock, the chief of the Johannesburg Police Department. I will ensure your safety. As long as you work hard and stay safe, I can guarantee that you will all get what you want.
Yes, but the premise is that you cannot commit adultery. In Johannesburg, if someone bullies you for no reason, you can fight him back directly. If you can't fight, go to the police station to find me. I will make the decision for you. But if someone commits adultery, I will
I won't give you a chance to change your ways." Rock believes in using heavy laws in troubled times. Johannesburg is still under military control, and military law is the law.
The miners have not recovered from the shock just now, and no one dares to respond to Rock's words.
Rock didn't need a response from the miners. After speaking, he turned around, mounted his horse and left. The number of Chinese miners now is still small, and the number of Chinese miners will increase in the future. Rock has no time to wait for them to grow.
In other words, it is normal for a thousand miners to have thirty or fifty ineffective ones. Rock's attitude towards these people is to abandon them directly instead of giving them a chance to change their ways. Seven captures and seven manipulations are fun.
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Roque is not Zhuge Liang. If there were people like Meng Huo among the Chinese miners, Roque would have cut down the sacrificial flag at the first opportunity. This may have left a good story in history, but it would not have left a bad example. Zhuge Liang is also a talented person. He was able to capture and control Meng Huo seven times, but he didn't give Ma Su a single chance. However, all he left behind were good words. What's the beauty?
Many miners will have insomnia this night. Whether they are willing or not, they must learn to adapt to Rock's working style.
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Back at the Jinshan Hotel, Luo Ke returned the gold coins he had just borrowed from Li De to Li De.
"What if the police dog couldn't find the lost money just now?" Li De was quite curious.
Luo Ke smiled and did not answer, but casually glanced at the gold coins in Li De's hand.
Li De immediately understood that if the police dog could not find the suspect just now, then Rock would just stuff the gold coins borrowed from Li De into a nook and cranny, and the case would be closed.
Although the effect will definitely not be so good, it will not damage Rock's prestige.
Back in the office, Rock called Henry.
A dial phone like Alfred Milner's.
"The gold mine has been operating normally for a week, and the profit is 5,000 pounds. Should I divide it now or keep it in the account?" Rock doesn't make the decision. 5,000 pounds is not a big sum of money for Rock now. Rock hopes Henry thinks so too.<
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"You decide, I don't need the money now anyway." Henry did not disappoint Rock, but he was very demanding: "Why so little? We all have gold mines, shouldn't we become the richest man in the world in a month or two?
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Henry was in a good mood and burst out laughing before he finished speaking, probably because he felt unreliable.
"The gold mine has just begun to resume operation. The miners have not yet fully recovered. There is still room for improvement in output -" Rock is not in a hurry. The Matilda Gold Mine is a rich mine, and it is the workers who are limiting the output now.
Quantity, under normal circumstances, a rich mine of the size of the Matilda Gold Mine requires at least 2,500 workers. Now, it is still early to reach the limit of the Matilda Gold Mine.
"Don't worry about the gold mine for now. Calculate the time. My father will arrive soon. Phyllis and I are going to Cape Town to pick him up. Will you go?" Henry asked casually, but the meaning was a bit deep.
"I'm going - okay -" Rock hesitated a little. It was only natural that Henry and Phyllis go to pick up the ship. What's the point of Rock going?
"Whatever you want, but I have to remind you that my father will probably go to Johannesburg." Henry gave Roark a reason.
"Come to Johannesburg to be the governor?" Rock was surprised.
With the relationship between Roque and Henry, if Henry's father came to Johannesburg to be the governor, Roque would really be able to run amok in Johannesburg.
"There is only one governor in the Transvaal and Orange -" Henry groaned, seemingly very depressed: "Probably the mayor!"
Mayor!
Not bad either.
"Okay, remember to let me know when you go to Cape Town." Rock agreed, and he definitely wanted to make his presence felt in front of Henry's father at this time.
"It's probably the next few days. You'll come to Pretoria first tomorrow." Henry was not sure. Although there was wireless telegraphy now, it was not yet popular. Henry's father got on the ship and could no longer contact the outside world.
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"Okay." Rock also wants to go back to Pretoria, Zach and Anna are still in Pretoria.
Plans always failed to keep up with changes. He slept until midnight, and Rock was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door.
"Director, Yaya's men discovered a guerrilla group——" Li De's voice was filled with excitement.
Rock immediately cheered up. Regardless of whether this team is Quentin Summerfield or not, it represents military success.
"Last night, Yaya's scouts discovered that more than thirty cavalrymen entered Blomfield Farm near Holfontein. The scouts could not confirm whether they were guerrillas led by Quentin Summerfield, but those cavalrymen
They are all Boers and carry weapons, so they must be guerrillas -" Li De reported while helping Rock get the equipment.
"Are the commandos ready?" Rock wants to lead the team into action.